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Transtracheal wash
British Small Animal Veterinary Association , 245 (2014); https://doi.org/10.22233/9781905319831.2.75
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Transtracheal wash
- From: BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice
- Item: Procedures A to Z, pp 245 - 248
- DOI: 10.22233/9781905319831.2.75
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- Publication Date: January 2014
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This procedure can be used to obtain a sample for cytology and bacteriology from the airways of medium and large-sized dogs.
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Patient preparation
Patient preparation © 2014 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Patient preparation
Patient preparation
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The site of catheter placement is ideally through the cricothyroid ligament. Illustration drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission
The site of catheter placement is ideally through the cricothyroid ligament. Illustration drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission © 2014 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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The site of catheter placement is ideally through the cricothyroid ligament. Illustration drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission
The site of catheter placement is ideally through the cricothyroid ligament. Illustration drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission
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The cricothyroid ligament. Illustration drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission
The cricothyroid ligament. Illustration drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission © 2014 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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The cricothyroid ligament. Illustration drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission
The cricothyroid ligament. Illustration drawn by S.J. Elmhurst BA Hons (www.livingart.org.uk) and reproduced with her permission
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Push the over-the-needle catheter through the cricothyroid ligament
Push the over-the-needle catheter through the cricothyroid ligament © 2014 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Push the over-the-needle catheter through the cricothyroid ligament
Push the over-the-needle catheter through the cricothyroid ligament
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Thread the urinary catheter through the over-the-needle catheter
Thread the urinary catheter through the over-the-needle catheter © 2014 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Thread the urinary catheter through the over-the-needle catheter
Thread the urinary catheter through the over-the-needle catheter
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Instil warm sterile saline
Instil warm sterile saline © 2014 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Instil warm sterile saline
Instil warm sterile saline
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Repeat the injection of saline and aspiration
Repeat the injection of saline and aspiration © 2014 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Repeat the injection of saline and aspiration
Repeat the injection of saline and aspiration